Mets Split Doubleheader with Cubs at Polo Grounds
May 30, 1963 - Patience was richly rewarded for those Met fans among the 37,170 Polo Grounds customers who had the faith to stick around...
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- May 26
Mets Split Doubleheader in St. Louis
May 26, 1963 - Sooner or later, the New York Mets bring the opposition down to their level. That’s how they managed to salvage a 3-2...
- May 25
Yanks Down Senators, 5-1
May 25, 1963 - Gil Hodges must feel like he never left the Mets. Nobody thought there was a worse team in the majors, but it looks as...
- May 25
Jimmy Piersall Speaks Out
May 25, 1963 - Jimmy Piersall, the newest New York Met, held forth today on many topics:
On coming to New York — “I’ve always liked New...
- May 24
Cards Ready to Meet the Mets
May 24, 1963 - When the National League’s worst road club meets the worst home team, something is bound to give. That is the situation...
- May 23
Mets Obtain Piersall
May 23, 1963 - In a deal that was not exactly a surprise, the New York Mets today obtained Jimmy Piersall from the Washington Senators...
- May 22
MLB: Former Teammates Rave about Hodges
May 22, 1963 - His former teammates predicted to a man today that Gil Hodges (pictured #14 in 1955) will do an outstanding job as manager...
- May 22
Hodges Replaces Vernon as Senators’ Manager
May 22, 1963 - Gil Hodges (pictured during spring training) of the New York Mets was signed today to replace Mickey Vernon as manager of...
- May 20
Mets Drop Heartbreaker to Dodgers in Nightcap after Koufax Domination
May 20, 1963 - Things like that will happen when you play an 18-year-old kid — things like young Ed Kranepool pulling a bit of a boner in...
- May 18
Mets Furious Over “Home Run” Call at Candlestick
May 18, 1963 - The New York Mets still felt angry today about the game that ended in frustrating defeat in the early hours of this...
- May 15
Mets Climb Back Out of Cellar by Beating Houston
May 15, 1963 - The New York Mets put an end to some alarming trends in Houston today by beating the Colts, 7-4, behind Al Jackson’s 9-hit...
- May 13
The Ol’ Perfesser Talks Outfield Defense
May 13, 1963 - Somehow or other, Casey Stengel (pictured right with coach Cookie Lavagetto) today got around to talking about the best...
- May 11
Mets Climb into Seventh Place with Win over Reds
May 11, 1963 - So what’s all this fuss about some joker climing Mount Everest? The Mets have climbed into seventh place — and they didn’t...
- May 9
“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry Demoted
May 9, 1963 - Marvelous Marv Throneberry, who last year became a symbol of the New York Mets’ haplessness, was demoted today. The first...
- May 8
Mets Top Phils as 18-Year-Old Kranepool Drives in Winning Run
May 8, 1963 - A year ago, Ed Kranepool (right) was slamming long home runs at a record clip for James Monroe High School in the Bronx....
- May 5
Mets Destroyed by Giants at Polo Grounds, 17-4
May 5, 1963 - At the Polo Grounds yesterday (pictured), the dynamic cry “Let’s go, Mets!” was followed soon enough by some penetrating...
- May 3
Giants Top Mets on “Willie Mays Night” at Polo Grounds
May 3, 1963 - A young man named Jack Fisher and an older one named Duke Snider turned out to be the heroes of “Willie Mays Night” at the...
- Apr 29
Mets Top Dodgers at Polo Grounds as Rookie Kranepool Gets Big Hit
Apr. 29, 1963 - Sometimes maligned as the Dodger B Squad, the New York Mets defeated the Dodger varsity, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds today...
- Apr 28
National League Balk Record Set
Apr. 28, 1963 - Only one balk was called in the National League today as umpires, on orders from league president Warren Giles, relaxed...
- Apr 26
Mets Top Cubs, Officially On a Roll
Apr. 26, 1963 - The Amazin’ Mets, scaling heights never before achieved by the baby team, yesterday reached the .400 plateau. They...
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